[LinuxUsers] Interesting article about how an open platform impedes developer success

[David Kaiser]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/17/android.wired/

I guess the thing that wasn't considered by developers is that various
manufacturers and carriers will tweak the ROMS and change things that
work perfect in the base OS.

Similar to fragmentation with Unix on various hardware platforms of the
past 3 decades... I expect it's just a matter of time before you have to
buy apps specifically for the Droid or buy apps specifically for the
Hero, etc...  leading to different app "markets" in the Android ecosystem. 

I also predict Google really doesn't care about this issue - as long as
all of the (different/competing) carrier's offerings use the Google web
services they are happy.

dk